#8C178F#8C178F

#8C178F is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.196 H 327.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C178F
RGB	rgb(140, 23, 143)
HSL	hsl(299, 72%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(299, 84%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.1%, 83.9%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.34, 59.55, -38.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.34, 70.86, 327.18°)
OKLab	oklab(46.02% 0.1647 -0.1068)
OKLCH	oklch(46.02% 0.196 327)
XYZ	xyz(16.0793, 8.1726, 26.7119)
Luminance	0.0817 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8C178F #1A8F17

analogous

#50178F #8C178F #8F1756

triadic

#8C178F #8F8C17 #178F8C

tetradic

#8C178F #8F5017 #1A8F17 #17568F

square

#8C178F #8F5017 #1A8F17 #17568F

split-complementary

#8C178F #568F17 #178F50

monochromatic

#250626 #580F5A #8C178F #C01FC4 #DC40E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.97

#8C178F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#8C178F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C178F

7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C178F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C178F	1.00	7.97	2.63	7.97
#FFFFFF	7.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004892

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#39568C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#902F55

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c178f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 23, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.196 327.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b266b0',
    500: '#8c178f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c178f;
$custom-light: #b266b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c178f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.5,
    "s": 72.289,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4602,
    "c": 0.19634,
    "h": 327
  },
  "luminance": 0.08171
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C178F

secondary

#44C141

accent

#EF393D

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6EBF5

border

#D0C6CF

text

#110710

muted

#807A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C178F

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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